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ZAMBOANGA CITY—-The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Mindanao reported the first confirmed case of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection in Sulu province. Dr. Joshua Brillantes, DOH-9 assistant regional director, said the male patient who was confined…
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – A sub-leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group and an unidentified man were killed in an encounter on Tuesday afternoon in Barangay Upper Binuang, Talipao town, in Sulu. Brigadier General Divino Rey Pabayo, commander…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group were killed in an encounter on Tuesday morning in Sulu, while two others were reportedly wounded. Colonel Gerry Besana, public affairs officer of the Western Mindanao…
ZAMBOANGA CITY–Suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits snatched a school principal in Sulu around 8:30 a.m. Thursday. The school principal was inside her office at Liang Elementary School in Barangay Liang in Patikul, when armed men barged in and…
On the plane back to Cebu after attending a public service outreach in Iloilo City back in May, I learned from Chancellor Liza Corro of University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu that Amina Rasul-Bernardo will be our…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — An informant, who reportedly helped the military in last month’s operation in Sulu, which led to the death of Abu Sayyaf leader Alhabsy Misaya, received a P1 million cash reward on Friday, Maj. Gen.…
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday welcomed the temporary suspension of the arrest warrant against Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chair Nur Misuari in connection with the Zamboanga City siege in 2013. “Malugod…
Zamboanga City — The body of Abu Sayyaf kidnap victim, Canadian Robert Hall, had been found in Sulu yesterday morning, almost three weeks after he was beheaded, the military said. Maj. Filemon Tan Jr., the spokesperson of…
Incoming Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Lt. Gen. Ricardo Visaya said he is ready to implement a plan to fight the Abu Sayyaf 24/7. “We are planning for that, to fight the Abu…
DAVAO CITY — They were kicked, punched and slapped. An emotional Marites Flor, the Filipino woman kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf, yesterday recounted her experience with the bandit group. “Yung treatment nila parang aso, bata kami. Kaya…
JOLO, Sulu—President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday admitted that he considered placing the entire province of Sulu under martial law to go after the Abu Sayyaf bandits who were holding foreign and Filipino hostages. In a news…
Zamboanga City — Military authorities here yesterday said a headless cadaver had been recovered in Sulu. Maj. Felimon Tan Jr., spokesperson of the Western Mindanao Command, did not give specifics as to where and when the headless…
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